Puella Magi Madoka Magica

[Shaymin]

So, I just watched Episode 9. Please read the spoiler for my organized review and gentle reaction.

Spoiler!

NO.
NONONONONO
I HAD JUST STARTED TO LIKE KYOKO MORE AND THEN THIS HAPPENS.
oh and Sayaka too
BUT KYOKO
NONONO
KYUBEYYYYYYYYY

Also, anybody here seen the manga? It's exactly like the anime but the style is different. Just sayin'.

[sonriopoby123]

Finished. 10 and 12 really gave a lot of feels, and 12 especially at the end.

I like it. It's very misleading at first, then all this stuff happens, but it's still good.

Anyone know where to find the movies? I've been looking for them everywhere, but can't seem to find them.

[Patriot]

Also, anybody here seen the manga? It's exactly like the anime but the style is different. Just sayin'.

I haven't read the Madoka Magica manga, but I have read a little bit of the Kazumi Magica one.

Finished. 10 and 12 really gave a lot of feels, and 12 especially at the end.

I like it. It's very misleading at first, then all this stuff happens, but it's still good.

Anyone know where to find the movies? I've been looking for them everywhere, but can't seem to find them.

Only methods so far are through illegal channels. Sowwy.

[Majorasfan]

Ahh, episode 9...

Spoiler!

I felt bad when you said Kyouko was your favorite, I remembered that. But man, episode 10. How can you not feel bad for Homura by then?

But by the end, everybody but Sayaka and Madoka are still around. But the third movie.. the trailer, the preview.. it seems so amazing. it's like everything was so dark and evil, but it worked out happily.. or did it?!?! I just love the series by now. And I have such a hard time watching the first episode now. = (

And yeah, Sayaka was OK.. until she went totally bonkers. She went TOO bonkers for me. ALL the despair. I felt bad for her, but eh.. idk. great series, great series.

[sonriopoby123]

Nvm about the movies.

I actually did end up liking Homura more by Ep 11. I thought she was just some cold girl that wanted to get their facts straight, but now, I know.

Kyoko is still my fav though.

[Majorasfan]

So I just finished the two films. I actually liked them better than the anime series for 3 big reasons:
1. The improved art was nice. The anime looked beautiful, but the backgrounds looked gorgeous in the films. The school was noticeably different, but many other backgrounds were improved. The magical girls also got some great transformation sequences, and improvements on the ones that were already there.
2. Certain scenes were removed to keep the plot and action going, but a few scenes seemed to have more emphasis, or had their locations changed, or were added completely new. I think all of the added content was wonderful, and there were only one or two things that were left out that I missed. In general, I feel like it was a great improvement to the story rather than a detraction.
3. Everything was just so streamlined. Certain events were re-arranged to make sense chronologically better (episode 2 of the anime jumped around a lot, but they kept it straight in the films, among other examples). Since it was in a movie format, you also got to focus more and feel more in-tune. No changing episodes or stopping, it was just more intense.

Now granted, I still appreciate the scenes in the anime that weren't included in the films, but the experience in the movies kept everything that was important from the series that made watching it the experience that it was. I thoroughly enjoyed them. Now I can't wait for the third movie - October, get here faster!

[Patriot]

Finished the first movie. Don't have that many opinions on it except that the new art is nice. Did feel slow though, hopefully that will be remedied in the second movie, which I'm about to watch.